debian newbie questions

Hi List; I'm a debian newbie with a few questions. I'm going to try running debian on my IBM thinkpad laptop (Z60m). 1) It looks like debian sarge is running the 2.4 kernel, did I miss something? If this is correct can I easily upgrade to a 2.6 kernel? 2) can I also easily upgrade to the lat

Debian on a Sony VGN-S260

Hi everyone; I'm preparing to make the switch from Fedora to Debian. My main box is a Sony VGN-S260 laptop. Has anyone experienced Debian on this model ? Is there any general Debian/laptop advice you can offer? Thanks in advance for your help. I've read lots about the Debian distro and I am l